But one consequence of the European spectrum auctions will be to speed it up.
Wireless spectrum auctions should be structured to foster competition and new market entrants.
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The recent Congressional approval for wireless spectrum auctions is a welcome relief for the carrier.
In spectrum auctions, bidding stays open until no new bids are received, at which point the entire auction ends.
Legislation on incentive spectrum auctions has yet to make it past Congress.
Funding would come from future spectrum auctions so it would not impact the national debt, and it sits in limbo in Congress.
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Prior spectrum auctions show us that this dynamic drives the firms to continue to compete where customers want them to compete: innovation, service and price.
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Nonetheless, spectrum auctions are providing some handy cash to European exchequers.
But the organization says its pet projects, such as spectrum auctions, have transcended party lines and enjoyed recent momentum, including multiple drafts, hearings and related staff meetings.
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As part of the compromise to pay for unemployment benefits, Congress included language authorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold voluntary incentive spectrum auctions.
Sarai and Verwaayen's reluctance to back LTE for 2012 is understandable given the size of the market today and the slowness of some European states in holding spectrum auctions.
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The increasing usage of data and continued market buildouts from the 700MHz spectrum auctions, says Moorman, will provide an additional boost to revenues over the next couple of years.
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But now, with the bipartisan congressional supercommittee on debt reduction poised to endorse spectrum auctions, some in the broadcast lobby have changed their tune acknowledging the urgent nature of the coming spectrum shortage and claiming that, if left alone, they can ensure the status quo produces innovation and economic renewal.
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Finally, but perhaps most importantly, spectrum incentive auctions can deliver much needed revenue to the U.S. Treasury.
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As well as raising money for governments, which previously just gave spectrum away, auctions ensure that the spectrum is allocated efficiently and goes to the companies that value it the most.
It embarked on an aggressive program of bidding for PCS spectrum in FCC auctions.
Furthermore, technical improvements to boost the capacity of existing spectrum and further auctions in 2007 and 2008 mean the wireless industry will be increasingly competitive.
If the D Block is reallocated to public safety, the value of the 700-MHz spectrum for existing license holders will be maintained and the value of spectrum made available in future auctions will be higher, bringing in additional revenue for the government while providing additional spectrum that is much needed by the commercial network operators.
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In addition to removing regulatory barriers, the Commission continues to push ahead on innovative spectrum solutions in addition to traditional auctions, including incentive auctions, government-commercial sharing, technology-based opportunities like small cells, and freeing up unlicensed spectrum for innovations like Wi-Fi.
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To be clear, more licensed spectrum is needed, and auctions are a good way to decide who gets it.
The company wants to use its savvy in running auctions of ad keywords on the Web to run real-time auctions of available spectrum to interested service providers.
Add one more wireless variety to the list, as FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has confirmed his agency will vote on a proposal for incentive-based auctions of UHF spectrum.
They will be augmenting this with a plan to use incentive auctions to repurpose spectrum that is currently in use by television broadcasters in favor of next-generation wireless services.
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In the case of the universities, for example, the Conservatives say that they would use the proceeds from future privatisations and government auctions, such as the recent auctions of radio spectrum, to create endowment funds for selected universities.
The value of the spectrum already purchased at auction by large and small players alike will be affected by new auctions for new portions of the spectrum.
As expected, T-Mobile has provided full disclosure today on exactly what it plans to do with all that juicy spectrum picked up in this summer's FCC auctions.
The results of the experiments show that in 28 of the 34 auctions, the competitive process resulted in one spectrum block being designated to unlicensed operations.
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